Category: Asia

On this trip to Tokyo I stumbled across the Hie Shrine while wondering around Akasaka. If you approach it from the torii gates you’re in for quite a treat, they’re beautiful and picturesque. By chance I happened to slide in through a side gate right at closing and nearly had the whole place to myself, […]

Words and photos will do very little to explain the madness that is Halloween in Tokyo. I had read about it, I watched videos, I looked at photos…they all made me excited to see it with my own eyes, but did nothing to prepare me for the experience. There are some videos out there that help […]

Today was the second full day of collecting photos from around Hong Kong. Yesterday the Ricoh GR shined along with the Leica M9. Today was the Sony’s turn in the spotlight. Since I planned on shooting the majority of the day in the bright, sunny streets I screwed on a 2-stop neutral density filter so that I […]

I’m a big fan of Tokyo. I’m a fan of the food, the people, the culture and I especially enjoy the photographic opportunities. If you want to shoot landscape there are beautiful places to shoot. If you want to shoot urban-landscapes there are places to shoot. If you want to shoot street, you’ve come to […]

Winter is usually the best time of year for me to get out and shoot since I’m not too fond of the 34ºC (94ºF) and high humidity. Winter here usually means temperatures around 15ºC (60ºF) with relatively little rain. With that said, I haven’t been out much lately. Nothing in particular is holding me back. Work […]

Laura and I headed out for a walk tonight, stopped at EatBurger and picked up a few things at the grocery store. EatBurger has become quite popular among the expat crowd in the last few months. Until recently it was hard to find a good American style burger. A couple places popped up downtown, about […]